Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 31 15:41:23 EDT 2003 | davef
Q: Could any of you guys tell me what exactly is this greenish thing ? A: No, but is not copper oxide. Copper oxide is brown, the color of a penny [here in the US] or an untreated copper laminated trace on a board. Many copper salts are greenish in
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 29 09:31:29 EDT 2005 | lupo
Hello, I am not familiar with Inertec but have some expirience with selective soldering process, My oppinion is that the wave and slective soldering are not the same game. In Selctive soldering process is very important the layout design. If use th
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 09 12:05:44 EDT 2008 | tonyamenson
First and fore most is to find your paste manufacturer spec sheets. Read it over several times and let it all sink in. Then call them with questions as they want to keep your business so their engineers want to help you use their product. I assume y
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 19 09:18:14 EDT 2011 | davef
Could this be an opportunity to explore the use of cartridge-type paste dispensers? Or maybe a reason to keep working over the weekend. * Re-Storing & Re-Using “Used” Solder Paste. Though not a recommended practice, used solder paste from the stenci
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 24 10:26:39 EDT 2015 | derrikf
I've recently pushed the company I work for to switch to a halogen-free solder that our supplier carries, Kester's NP 505 HR, prior we were using Kester NXG1. NP 505 HR performs great on the screen, we have a lot of down time in between prints (we d
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 07 09:23:25 EST 2016 | rgduval
We've had our My500 for about four months now, and couldn't be happier. We are a super-high-mix, super-low-volume shop, and the flexibility provided by the 500 over stencils is stunning. So, you buy 5-10 stencils a week? That's 260-520 stencils a
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 17 21:45:26 EST 2000 | Dave F
Steve: Wadja mean "I fixed it, now tell me what I did to fix it." Steve, you�re one scary guy. ;-) "Steve�s Longer Pad Theory" - Stubby pads will not make solder flow-up the leads of a QFP100, leaving sparse solder on the pads. Given a choice, s
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 10 22:31:11 EST 2000 | Dave F
CK: If you�ve done everything under the sun process-wise at the wave: different fluxes, more heat, less heat, more contact time, and less contact time; and are running out of ideas; let me table some thoughts. � "Don�t mess with Mother Nature."
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 10:14:54 EST 2000 | C.K.
Dave, to answer your questions, point-by-point: � Just out of curiosity, how are second side, skippy components oriented on the board with respect to the wave? The SMD's are all oriented in the "correct" direction with respect to wave direction(i
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 10 10:28:56 EST 2000 | Russ
Okay, Okay, here is the rest of the story! These boards were definitely plated, reworked to HASL, The component that is the most succeptable is a 160 pin QFP .5mm pitch. This component has nickel/iron lead frame. Significantly reduced apertures (1
